Do i need to have my Master to communicate with all Vm clients to backup ??

[NAYAB]

Hi All, 

I would like to know if my Master server need to communicate with all VM clients ? Or i can have a my Media servers(NBU appliances) act as Backup host to bridge the gap ?

How it works ? I have been hearing mixed answers but would like to know how it works.

NBU Version 8

Thanks,

Nayab

[Marianne]

Supported media server (Linux/Windows) can be the VMware backup host.

All explained in NetBackup for VMware Administrator's Guide

 

[RB-Infinitely]

Hi

Master only needs to communicate with a VM if you want to

1. Perform and agent backup using the client installed in the guest
2. Perform an application aware VMware type backup
3. Perform a restore of an agent  backup to the guest
4. Perform a restore of a file to the guest

[NAYAB]

So in this case even though i have a backup host i must have my MASTER SERVER communicating with my CLIENT as i have installed AGENT on it (This SQL running on RDM ), Right ?

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

Please see explanation over here:

https://vox.veritas.com/t5/NetBackup/VMware-Machine-with-SQL-backup-failing/m-p/843708

To clear up any confusion, please read through the NetBackup client ports section of NetBackup Network Ports Reference Guide